Japanese museum quality Edo Period Japanese natural- structure wood Tobacco Box with a Tobacco pipe holder. There is an engraved signed sterling silver and bamboo pipe.
The Box depicts extremely finely detailed gold ants; 5 ants on the box and 4 ants on the pipe case. The wood parts are in a magnificent originally patinated highly polished condition. The pipe is signed. There is a moon on one side and a mouse with nuts...

Important Japanese Museum quality Meiji Period (1868-1912) shibayama inlaid fantastically hand-carved wood lidded Tobacco Box with a tobacco pipe case and a pipe, signed by Shuosai . It is decorated with monkeys with inlaid eyes and peach tree branches. The inlays are made with amber, ivory, and turquoise. The ojime is made in a shape of a fine carved monkey with inlaid eyes, definitely is original to the box. The tobacco pipe case is made from horn; pipe is made from silver and bamboo...